Commons
Ruminant
Mari Luz Esteban
A defence of dialogue between different generations of feminists in order to reflect on the theory and practice of the feminism movement.
Commons
Science
Citizen Science and the Arts
OpenSystems
Science and art may find common ground in the drive to conduct serious scientific research through shared experiences.
Commons
Citizen Science for Social Change
OpenSystems
Citizen science can be a tool for community change by collecting data and applying the scientific method with the help of citizens.
Commons
Mona Eltahawy: “Patriarchy is the form of oppression with which the entire world struggles”
Míriam Hatibi
A conversation with the journalist specialised in gender equality in North Africa and the Middle East about the oppression of women and the need to deconstruct the patriarchy in all its manifestations.
Commons
Citizen Science and Public Libraries
OpenSystems
Public libraries may find synergies with citizen science for the purpose of sowing participative scientific knowledge.
Commons
Saving Cassandra: the Challenges of Disinformation Today
Berta Barbet
A reflection on the dangers and causes of disinformation within a context of lack of certainty and disaffection with the current system.
Commons
An Insolent “Demos”
Ekhi L. de la Granja
We review one of the founding myths of Athenian democracy, the Solon reforms, to reflect on the meaning of equality and the values of contemporary democracy.
Commons
Planet
Rosi Braidotti: “What is necessary is a radical transformation, following the bases of feminism, anti-racism and anti-fascism”
Iu Andrés
A talk with the philosopher and humanist about what it means to be human in a changing world, where new forms of capitalism are marking out the future of what we are and what we will become.
Commons
Helen Hester: “Biology is not destiny, it can be technologically transformed”
Toni Navarro
A conversation with philosopher Helen Hester about xenofeminism, a gender technomaterialist proposal that aims to offer tools for a collectively construction of a new post-capitalist world.
Commons
Presenting evidence in public
Franc Camps-Febrer
We look at the cases of Bellingcat and Forensic Architectures, two approaches to digital culture that attempt to rescue critical thinking through the use of open-source tools from the attention economy.
Commons
Open Mapping in Africa: Community Spirit and the Common Good
Carlos Bajo
Open mapping communities in Africa show how it is possible, through open data, to contribute to social development in places that government and businesses do not reach.
